Skokie Police Department
New Police Facility Update
The Village of Skokie contracted with Sente Rubel Bosman Lee Architects (SRBL) during 2005 to conduct a space-needs study of the existing police department facility located at 8350 Laramie Avenue. The study found the existing facility to be severely inadequate in meeting the needs of the Skokie Police Department. As a result, Skokie launched a search for a new location for a police facility. Few locations were named viable for this purpose because of Skokie's long established, densely populated and developed urban environment.
The Village ultimately purchased a 6.2-acre site located at 7300 Niles Center Road, just north of Touhy Avenue, in which 
to construct a new police facility. The site will effectively be transformed into an 80,000 square foot attractive oasis within the current industrial park (the building itself is presently surrounded by concrete parking lots with very minimal vegetation). The Village plans to reuse a portion of the existing building as part of the goal to obtain a silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating. LEED is a Green Building Rating system and is a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green, or environmentally friendly buildings. The structure on this site will be largely demolished and recycled, with only a few key elements reused in the interest of green initiatives and project cost efficiencies. The rendering to the left shows what SRBL, the lead architect for the project, and the Village of Skokie, have agreed upon for the design of the future police headquarters.
In June 2008, the Village Board approved and contracted with SRBL and Riley Construction for the planning, demolition and construction of the new police facility. Both SRBL and Riley Construction were selected based upon their extensive experience in building state-of-the-art police facilities. The photos below show the progress made thus far on the new facility.
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